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Listening and Talking & Reading for Writing
Unit 2
Morals and Virtues
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Learning Objectives
Understand a radio show about “paying kindness forward,” complete story blanks, and share personal kindness stories using narrative expressions. Analyze The Stone in the Road and get the implied meaning of it, write structured story reviews, and apply the -ing form correctly in writing.
Explore universal values of kindness and responsibility via stories, understanding how different cultures emphasize moral behavior and community care.
Dissect characters’ emotions/responses in The Stone in the Road and identify the story’s core message. Evaluate the story’s purpose, effectiveness, and personal takeaways.
Discuss kindness stories, peer-review story reviews, and share personal reflections. Analyze structure story reviews, and revise writing based on feedback, taking ownership of learning moral-themed language and critical thinking.
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Understand the radio show about “paying kindness forward”, share personal kindness stories, analyze The Stone in the Road for its implied meaning, and write structured story reviews with correct -ing form usage.
Identifying the core message of The Stone in the Road by dissecting characters’ emotions and responses, and evaluating the story’s purpose and effectiveness to form personal takeaways.
Lead in
PART. 02
How do you feel after watching the video
Listening and Talking
PART. 03
Have you heard the song “Chain of Love”
“The Chain of Love” was inspired by a true incident that Jonnie Barnett (1945–2002) experienced many years ago. Barnett was a musician who played mostly in small clubs in the American South. One night when he was on the way to perform, he was driving in an expensive car when it got a flat tyre on a lonely road. As it turned out, his jack was also broken, so it was impossible to change the tyre. He tried to get other drivers to stop and help him, but it was no use. After several hours, a young man driving an old pick-up truck stopped to help. When he offered to pay the man, he answered, “If you want to pay me back, next time you see somebody who needs a helping hand, you help that person and think of me.” This memory stuck with Barnett. Years later, he wrote a book called Chicken Soup for the Country Soul. The book included a short story inspired by this incident, but many of the details were changed. Rory Lee Feek (born 1965) later used this story for the song “The Chain of Love”.
Listen to a radio show and answer these questions.
1. What is the name of the radio show
The name of the radio show is “Rush Hour Show”.
2. What does “paying it forward” mean
“Paying it forward” means when you receive kindness from someone, you go out and show kindness to another person.
3. What does the guest want the listeners to do
The guest wants the audience to join the chain of kindness and “pay it forward”.
Listen to the radio show again and fill in the blanks to complete the story.
I’m sure you’ve heard the famous country music song “Chain of Love”. The song starts with a man who helps a lady whose car _______________. The lady wants to pay him, but he won’t accept payment, instead telling the lady to just _____________ to another person. Later, when the lady stops at a café, she notices her waitress is pregnant and ________. When the lady finishes eating, she pays for her meal with a __________________. Then the lady walks out, ________ the change and a note for the waitress. Her note tells the waitress to continue the chain of kindness. The song has a ________ ending. The waitress goes home to her ________, happy because of the kindness the lady showed her. Finally we find out that he is the man who first ________ the chain of kindness!
has broken down
show kindness
tired
hundred-dollar bill
leaving
surprise
husband
started
Host: Hello and welcome to the Rush Hour Show, the radio show for your way home. Our guest today is Kevin Miller, with the Pay It Forward Foundation. Welcome, Kevin, so what is “paying it forward”
Kevin: Hi, there. So “paying it forward” means that if you receive kindness from someone, you don’t try to pay them back. Instead, you go out and show kindness to someone else.
Host: Oh, so it’s like helping a stranger. Can you give us an example of how it works
Kevin: Well, I’m sure you’ve heard the famous country song, “The Chain of Love”. The song starts with a man who helps a lady whose car has broken down. The lady wants to pay him, but he won’t accept payment, instead telling the woman to just show kindness to another person. Later, when the lady stops at a café, she notices her waitress is pregnant and tired. When the lady finishes eating, she pays for her meal with a hundred-dollar bill. Then the lady walks out, leaving the change and a note for the waitress. Her note tells the waitress to continue the chain of kindness. The song has a surprise ending. The waitress goes home to her husband, happy because of the kindness the lady showed her. Then we find out that he’s the man who first started the chain of kindness!
Host: What a great story! So does this happen in real life
Kevin: Yes, actually. One woman, after paying for her coffee, then quietly paid for the coffee of the customer behind her. When that customer discovered his coffee had been paid for, he paid for the customer behind him. The chain of kindness continued for hours. Nearly 400 people paid for the coffee of the person behind them!
Host: Wow, that’s amazing. So what can our listeners do to help
Kevin: Well, join the chain of kindness today and join the millions of people who are “paying it forward”! We never know what light we might spark in others by our kindness.
Transcript
Think of a story of showing or receiving kindness, either your own story or one that you have heard of. Then share it with your group. Here are some words and expressions that may help you.
once upon a time long ago
first of all then after that
later finally so
however although but
Telling a story
I remember this happened when I was...
I was on my way to...
I was sitting... when...
It was a... day/morning...
There were... on the street...
Think of a story of showing or receiving kindness, either your own story or one that you have heard of. Then share it with your group. Here are some words and expressions that may help you.
Tell a story
When telling a story, you can start by saying what the story is about. Give the background to the listeners, including when and where it took place. Say what happened step by step and be sure to use correct tenses. Do not forget to use sequencing words or linking words. Finally, finish your story by saying why it is important to you or why you remember it.
Work in groups. Discuss what should be included in a story.
Organisation of a story What should be included
The beginning of the story
The development of the story
The end of the story
What was the story about
When and where did it happen
Who were involved
How was the story developed
What have you got/learned from the story
Think of a story of showing or receiving kindness, either your own story or one that you have heard of. Then share it with your group. Here are some words and expressions that may help you.
Once, I did not have money to go to university, and so someone paid my tuition that term. This happened when I was eighteen. My grandmother had just died, and this had caused my family great expense, so we had no extra money at all. I did everything I could to raise the money, but it seemed hopeless. Then the morning that the tuition was due, someone gave my mother an envelope with the money. It wasn’t their money, and they wouldn’t say who it was from. It seems that some stranger had heard about my money problem and decided to help. This meant so much to me, as without it I would not have been able to go to university.
Sample
Reading for Writing
PART. 04
What will you do if you come across a big stone in the middle of the road
Walk across it and ignore it
Move it away
Summarise what happened in the story.
_________ want to _______________ ___________ so _________________ ______________________________________________.
A king
teach his people
stone on the road and hid gold
he placed a large
a lesson
coins under it
Read the fable below and answer the questions.
1. What was the king’s idea for teaching an important lesson to his people
He put a huge stone in the middle of a road, and watched to see if anyone would move it.
2. What was the response from most of the people
Most of the people just got upset that the stone was in their way.
3. What did the young girl think and do when she saw the coins
She thought that the money belonged to someone else and that it should be returned.
This story presented different people’s emotions and responses when they came across the same plete the table according to the story.
Person Experience Emotion Response
milkman crashed into the stone angry went away
woman with water
other villagers
young girl
tripped over the stone
sad
limped away in tears
complained about the stone
upset
nobody made an attempt to move the stone
succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the street
tired,
surprised
wanted to find the owner of the gold
Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1. What do you think this fable is trying to tell us Do you think the king was wise Why or why not
The moral of the story is that we should all take responsibility for our community. I don’t think that the king was very wise, however, because no one learnt anything from his experiment. The milkman, the woman with her water pot, and the other villagers continued on their travels without having changed their attitudes at all. The king did find one responsible young girl, but she was already a responsible person before she encountered the stone in the road.
Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
2. Can you think of times in your own life when you felt and acted like the girl or like the other people in the story Give examples.
There have been times when I have acted responsibly like the girl in the story. For example, I recently saw some children playing on a dangerous balcony, and so I warned them it was dangerous and had them go somewhere else to play. However, often I’m more like the milkman in the story because I’m very busy with my own work and worries.
Analyse the structure of the text.
Part 2
paras. ____
Different people’s _________ and _________ when they came across the same problem.
What _______ the king taught his people.
Part 1
paras. ____
Part 3
paras. ____
Why the king wanted to ____________________ and what _______ was.
THE STONE IN THE ROAD
teach his people a lesson
his idea
emotions
responses
lesson
1-2
3-7
8-9
write a review
一、文体解读
该类作文是在阅读了一篇文章、一本书等后而写下的表达自己的理解、感想以及受到的启发的文章。可以抓住原作的中心思想来写，也可以抓住文中自己感受最深的一个情节、一个人物、一句闪光的语言来写，最好是突出一点，深入挖掘，写出自己的真情实感。在表现方法上，可用夹叙夹议的写法，议论时应注重分析说理。在结构上，一般在开头概括地提示“读”，并从中引出“感”，在着重抒写感受后，结尾处呼应“读”。
二、写作要点
1. 开头：概括阅读内容。开头应该向读者指明所读的书、文章等。
2. 主体：写体会。选择一个比较重要的方面，阐述自己的看法。我们可以通过联系自己的生活实际或者社会实际来论证这一看法，在选取事例时要注意针对性和说服力。
3. 结尾：总结。在结尾段落，可以简单说明是否喜欢这个故事，会不会把这个故事推荐给其他人。
三、注意事项
1. 读后感绝不是对原文的抄录或简单的复述，且写作时不能脱离原文任意发挥，应以写“体会”为主。
2. 要有真情实感。读后感应是发自内心深处的感受，而不是针对故事里的人物或者情节进行的讨论。
四、常用表达
1. The story tells us about...
2. I have a thousand words to say after reading this book/ article.
3. I feel that I have learned a lot from the book.
4. What the author wants to tell us in the book/ article is that...
5. What a wonderful and meaningful article it is!
6. We should learn the spirit of... from...
7. As the author tells us in the book, we should...
8. It's a good story, and I'd like to recommend it to...
Write a review of the fable. Use the outline below to help you.
Write a review
The main purpose of a review is to give your opinion about a piece of writing. You should first give a short description of the writing, and then clearly state your opinion and your reasons.
Exchange drafts. Use the checklist to give feedback on your partner’s draft.
Does the writer give a short description of the story
Does the description include the most important details of the story
Does the writer give his/her opinion about the characters or their actions
Is the review well-organised
Does the writer use the -ing form as the adverbial in the review
Are there any grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors
“The Stone in the Road” is an old fable about a king who wants to see his people’s attitudes to problems. He puts a large stone in the middle of the road. Then he hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it.
The author used this story to impress upon readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community. The story was quite successful in achieving its purpose, and I liked it because it had a clear moral.
However, while the moral of the story is clear, the actions of the king seemed pointless to me, because none of the characters in the story learnt anything. For this reason, I think there are better stories that can be used to impress upon people the need for personal responsibility.
Sample
Get your draft back and revise it. Then put your review up in the classroom.
Vocabulary
1. tear
in tears 流着泪；含着泪
burst into tears = burst out crying 突然大哭起来
tear up 撕碎，撕毁（合同等）
tear down 拆毁，拆除（建筑物、墙等）
例题：
When she realized the note was a cruel joke, she tore ______ the paper angrily and threw the pieces away.
up
Vocabulary
2. despair
in despair 处于绝望中
desperation n. 绝望，拼命；急需，渴求
例题：
The poor farmer looked at the dried crops and sighed _____ despair under the burning sun.
in
Vocabulary
3. harm
do harm to sb/sth = do sb/sth harm 对某人/某物有害
harmful adj. 有害的
be harmful to ... 对……有害
harmless adj. 无害的
例题：
Staying up late too often does harm _____ your physical and mental health.
to
Exercise
PART. 05
1. When we got lost on a street and were in ________ (绝望), a policeman assisted us in finding the way.
2. __________ (因此), we must take some measures to protect whales and to save our friends.
3. It is a matter of common observation that although money ________ (收入) keeps going up over the years, we never seem to become richer.
4. She has done her best to keep calm but finds herself trembling with _______ (紧张).
5. A ________ (寓言) is a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters.
despair
Exercise: 单词拼写
Therefore
income
tension
fable
1. After _____ great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the street.
2. Losing a child is heartbreaking and countless families ______________ (tear) apart in the past decades.
3. The mother was _____ despair, for she had no money and her child was hungry.
4. We should use our schedule _________ (flexible) to balance our academic and spare time.
5. What is known to us is that being addicted to cell phones is ______ (harm) to health.
6. He struck him with a ________ (might) blow across his shoulder.
a
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
have been torn
in
flexibly
harmful
mighty
Summary
PART. 06
添加标题
ADD THE TITLE HERE
Listening and Talking & Reading for Writing
Vocabulary
get the main idea and the key information of the listening text; tell a story about showing or receiving kindness.
Listening and Talking
Reading for Writing
get the main idea and the implied meaning of the fable “The Stone in the Road”; know the structure of a review and write a review.
Homework
PART. 07
Polish your writing.
Practice the words and expressions learned in this class.
Homework
See you next class!

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